12 June: Daniel had his first salmon ever today which he released to fight another day. He was fishing with Glenda Powell on Blackwater Salmon Fishery. Glenda had a spare hour and was lucky enough to catch a lovely salmon herself.
There were 3 more fish caught on Glenda’s beats. Two 13 lbers and a 12 lber – all released. Chris Coady had a beautiful fish off the Castle beat at the Fortwilliam Fishery . Earlier he had a smaller salmon which was released and 4 were caught on the fishery in total despite the clarity being poor enough. Connie Corcoran had a lovely fish estimated around the 12lb mark at the Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery on a spinner, safely returned. Some great fish moving at the moment throughout the system.
13 June: Fishing was very good today at Fortwilliam Fishery with some good fish landed. Daniel Penning party from Luxembourg landed four releasing 2 safely off the Glenmore beat. Georgina Green landed a nice grille of 6lbs off the Castle beat.
14 June: Some lovely fish caught by a recent guest at Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery. There were also 2 other fish caught on the upstream beats. Glenda Powell reports 4 fish on the fly today and one lost at Blackwater Salmon Fishery.
15 June: Great conditions for both spinner and fly at Blackwater Salmon Fishery where there were 5 fish for the day and the smallest 7 lb. A total of 4 fish landed today for Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery, 2 grilse landed at Ballincurrig and a 6lb and 10lb landed at the bridge, plenty of fish also seen. Kevin Dolan had a fine salmon at Blackwater Salmon Fishery.
16 June: Congratulations to Gary OShea who has just landed his personal best salmon and on the fly too. Gary was fishing on the Blackwater Salmon Fishery when he caught the super fresh fish estimated to weigh 18.5lb.
18 June: Glenmore at Fortwilliam Fishery is on fire at the moment with another 4 fish today. U.S guests Jack Simkins had 2 grille, one returned, and his buddy Naz had a grilse of 4/5lbs. First time fishing for salmon guided by Bob Woodside
Brian Hennessey had a nice grilse of 6lbs on fly.
19 June: Good sport again at Fortwilliam Fishery this morning with Sarah Raven landing her first fish on fly. John Cooper had a cracking fish of 14lbs also on fly.
Go Fishing…
Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages
Fortwilliam Fishery offers two miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing over five beats on the river Blackwater.
Our salmon include – Springers, May Salmon, Grilse, Back End Salmon, and in Summer sea trout.
Our beats provide a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen.
Fortwilliam Fishery, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: [email protected]
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299
Blackwater Salmon Fishery
Blackwater Salmon Fishery has 3 beats downstream of the weir and 2 upstream of the weir. Blackwater Salmon Fishery offers fishing on approximately 5 miles of the river Blackwater. The fishing is spread throughout the middle section of the river to offer good sport throughout the fishing season. Due to the location of the beats, fishing can still usually be offered in low or high water.
Contact Glenda Powell: Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +353 (0) 872351260 Telephone: +353 (0) 5853929
Web: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com
Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery
Ballyduff Bridge fisheries control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater. The Ballyduff Bridge beat is almost a mile long offering a huge variety of water and is particularly suited to fly fishing. Upstream near the village of Ballyhooley (a few miles outside the town of Fermoy, Cork) we have two beats. The Ballincurrig Beat is one of the most beautiful locations along the river and has an excellent piece of fly water flowing into a deep pool. Just downstream on the opposite bank we have a short but productive beat, called Magners. This beat fishes also well in high water.
Contact Conie Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.
Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web: www.blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie
The Munster Blackwater…
For more information about salmon fishing on the Munster Blackwater please see the following page with a list of all the fisheries